Courts & Sentencing news in Sungai Bidut Sibu Sarawak
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Driver gets 10 years, RM50,000 fine for drink-driving death in Bintangor
A 57-year-old man was sentenced by the Sarikei Magistrates' Court to 10 years' jail and a RM50,000 fine for causing the death of a motorcyclist while driving under the influence of alcohol. The collision happened at Mile 4 Jalan Lasi in Bintangor on May 5, when the pickup truck he was driving went out of control on a bend and hit the motorcycle. The victim was taken to Julau polyclinic but died the same day.
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Sibu man fined RM2,000 for defaming another on Facebook
A 33-year-old man was fined RM2,000 by the Sibu Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to defaming a man on social media. The accused, Azrie Leggan, published a post falsely implicating the victim in indecent remarks with a child. He was arrested in Marudi following an investigation by the MCMC and police.